In the Minneapolis mayoral race, City Council member Jacob Frey leads in the first round, with Hennepin Theatre Trust president Tom Hoch, incumbent Betsy Hodges, state Rep. Raymond Dehn and law professor Nekima Levy-Pounds clustered behind him.

Election officials had to order more ballots after more than 20 precincts began running low because of higher than expected turnout, said Minneapolis City Clerk Casey Carl. Even before the polls closed, voter turnout had already passed 40 percent, up from 33 percent four years ago, Carl said.

In all, metro-area school districts this fall asked for more than a billion dollars to help with construction, technology and facilities improvements, including the state’s biggest school bond request in nearly two decades: a $249 million plea from the Anoka-Hennepin district, which appeared headed for approval.

Residents of Maine, a rural state besieged by a heroin epidemic and an aging population, voted to deliver a rebuke to Republican Gov. Paul LePage and join 31 other states that have expanded Medicaid under former President Barack Obama's health care law.

by Matt DeLong11/8/2017 4:57:52 AM

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As the polls were about to open Tuesday at the Brian Coyle Center in Minneapolis, an election worker, who wished to not be identified, placed a flag outside the polling place. (Star Tribune photo by David Joles)